Ahead of Sunday night’s Super 4 game against Pakistan, plenty of interest had revolved around how India’s top three, playing together in T20Is for the first time this year at the ongoing Asia Cup, would adjust to the new normal.

Experienced trio rock

This new normal entails batting with intent and initiative, blending fearlessness with smartness. Rohit Sharma, his deputy KL Rahul and Virat Kohli are vastly experienced, but the last two hadn’t really been an integral part of the revolution sparked by Rohit and head coach Rahul Dravid, so it was inevitable that there would be some scepticism until they actually came to the party.\